The Department of Transportation(DOT) proposed a rule change last week that would require airlines to refund a customer’s ticket if a domestic flight is delayed by more than three hours. The DOT said the proposed rule change would strengthen the agency’s current directive that requires airlines to refund travelers if …
Read More »Biden Launches $27 Billion Program To Fix 15,000 Bridges
On Friday, President Joe Biden announced a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 bridges across America over the next five years in the biggest investment of its kind since the creation of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. The funding will come from the $1 bipartisan infrastructure …
Read More »White House Makes $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Counteroffer To GOP
White House Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that a counteroffer for President Biden’s infrastructure and jobs package was presented to Republican lawmakers by White House officials. The revised proposal reduces the cost from $2.25 trillion to $1.7 trillion. “In our view, this is the act– the art, I should …
Read More »Cabinet Profiles: Pete Buttigieg: Secretary of Transportation
The first hearings for President-elect Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the …
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